Kyle Abraham A.I.M. at the Joyce World Premiere "Meditation" and "Drive" (2017)

Kyle Abraham is the artistic director /choreographer of A.I.M.  The dance company has been performing at the Joyce this past week.  The world premiere of Abraham's "Meditation: A Silent Prayer" is a sombre tribute to young people of color who have been killed by police officers those vindicated in their deaths.  The piece was a liturgy of mourning for "fathers, sons, mothers, daughters, friends" who were murdered.  The shocking audio tape of Philando Castile's girlfriend speaking to the officer who fatally shot him is heard.  Dancers move lethargically through space and lie prone resembling corpses "laying outside uncovered for hours".  The backdrop is of 3 black men whose eyes blurred eyes look as if they're looking in multi-directions.  The potency of the choreographed piece is its political statement that aches with suffering & injustice.   "Drive" choreographed (2017) by Abraham showcases the talented dancers fluidity and versatilities.  It's a glorious representation of inspiring bodily movements encapsulating vast human emotion.